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I have had Migraines for over 30 years. I take ibuprofen and Imitrex for them. I am guessing I shouldn't take the ibuprofen after I have my sleeve done. Does anyone have advice? Of course, I will talk to my doctor but I want to know what other Migraine sufferers have done.

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Use of ibuprofin and similar NSAIDs is dependent upon circumstances and your surgeon's experiences with them and the sleeve - the sleeve is a lot more tolerant of their use than the bypass, which is what most surgeons have the most experience with; docs with more long term sleeve experience tend to be more accepting of their use than those who are relatively new to the sleeve, so check with your surgeon and see what is most workable for your situation.

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I am still pre-op but did ask my surgeon about it since I take a nasal spray called SPRIX that is an NSAID and she said it was more to do with the oral NSAIDs that could be a problem so she approved the use since its not an oral med. Maybe you could see if your doctor could prescribe that instead?

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Is that a Pengy Junior Grade in your picture? It's a very cute kid!

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19 hours ago, Frustr8 said:

Is that a Pengy Junior Grade in your picture? It's a very cute kid!

Thanks!

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20 hours ago, pengy16 said:

I am still pre-op but did ask my surgeon about it since I take a nasal spray called SPRIX that is an NSAID and she said it was more to do with the oral NSAIDs that could be a problem so she approved the use since its not an oral med. Maybe you could see if your doctor could prescribe that instead?

ooo thanks i will ask my surgeon about this

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We hope surgery will fix everthing but often the other problems still remain. Hope everything gets under control!

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I get Migraines too!

My doctor cleared me for ibuprofen at my 1 month appointment and for imitrex 3 DAYS postop (hormone shift postop caused a migraine)

You should be good to go, but always ask your surgeon first.

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On 8/16/2018 at 11:04 AM, pengy16 said:

I am still pre-op but did ask my surgeon about it since I take a nasal spray called SPRIX that is an NSAID and she said it was more to do with the oral NSAIDs that could be a problem so she approved the use since its not an oral med. Maybe you could see if your doctor could prescribe that instead?

Interesting. I have never heard of this one before. I definitely will ask my surgeon when I get surgery scheduled.

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I get Migraines too. I was concerned because all surgeries or treatments give me migraines. And I knew I couldn’t take imitrex by mouth. So I got several imitrex stabbers (auto inject pens) for post surgery. While I was still in the hotel I know I took them 3-4 times. Worth every penny.

good news: before surgery I had 3-4 Migraine days a week. Average. Post surgery I’d go maybe 3 weeks with no migraine. I was incredulous. Shows you how diet related migraines are. Now even 1 year out, while I still might have a 3 day migraine, I go routinely a week or two with no migraine. That never happened to me before. I can now afford the amount of imitrex I need, and it works very well for me now thst I am not popping them like candy any more.

i would say I have maybe 4 migraine days a MONTH now and not a week. Bravo, Bariatric surgery. I never had any idea this would be a side effect!!

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